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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1966
Page
2
Oscar and Amel Larson plan a winter in California while many local families prepare for Thanksgiving meals. The progress notes record community events including family visits, a 20th wedding anniversary celebration for L E Blase, and local high school dinner gatherings.
Editor Norris W. Alfred notes newspaper is a second class matter with registration at Polk Nebraska. Subscription rates listed: Nebraska four dollars per year, elsewhere five dollars. six months two fifty, three months one fifty, single copy ten cents. Card of Thanks ten cents per line with one dollar minimum. Obituary poetry ten cents per line. Advertising per column inch fifty six cents.
A linen shower was given for Miss Pat Stufft in the Wilmer Johnson home Sunday afternoon with 15 guests present. A red and white color scheme carried through table decorations and lunch served by Cheryl Johnson assisted by Arlyce Lind. Miss Stufft received many nice gifts.
Mrs. Russell Fjell and Mrs. C. M. Fredrickson attended a TCW club gathering at Mrs. Harlan Johnson s home near Swede Home on Thursday afternoon. Ten members enjoyed social time and a Christmas party planned for December 9. A lunch was served by the hostess. Mr and Mrs. C Marvin Fredrickson visited Mrs. Patten and her son at Litzenberg Hospital in Central City Sunday evening.
Sunday dinner guests at the Richard Widga home honored Mrs. Bill Ferrand for her birthday. Lincoln guests included Mr and Mrs Bill Ferrand and Lil Ferrand plus Donavin Widga and Melchior Widga. Thanksgiving guests at York included Mr and Mrs Bryan Covey. Overnight and supper guests spread across Grant Willits and Robert Willits homes with Archie Johnson and others. Thanksgiving weekend visits included Elmer Cox Burdette Cox Hileen Ivers Rose Nyberg and family members from Omaha Grand Island and Lincoln.
Mr and Mrs Ted Dittmer and families joined Mr and Mrs Glen Ferguson at Clarks Saturday evening. Kenneth Bowers of Denver visited his parents in town over Thanksgiving weekend. Many homes hosted Thanksgiving suppers with extended family from nearby towns including Nyberg, Larson, Anderson, Jones, Hecht, Fitz, Wardlow, and Adelson. Several relatives traveled to Lincoln and Minneapolis for holiday time with relatives.
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